Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

You should slipstream Windows Media Player 11 before putting the addons in. Like... Run nLite to strip everything out, and bring it up to SP2 if you have it - then slipstream WMP11... Then do the RVM addons (like IE7)... Then you should do DriverPacks and finish it off with the ISO.

Also:

The system cannont find the file specified.

That line conscerns me. You may need to extract the contents of "DPsFnshr.7z" to the root directory via $OEM$ folders and then run a cleanup file delete those extra files after DPsFnshr is complete.

That is, sometimes it isn't enough just to put the base in the disk source, you need to put the finisher in the right place on the disk too.

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

TigerC10 wrote:

You should slipstream Windows Media Player 11 before putting the addons in. Like... Run nLite to strip everything out, and bring it up to SP2 if you have it - then slipstream WMP11... Then do the RVM addons (like IE7)... Then you should do DriverPacks and finish it off with the ISO.

Also:

The system cannont find the file specified.

That line conscerns me. You may need to extract the contents of "DPsFnshr.7z" to the root directory via $OEM$ folders and then run a cleanup file delete those extra files after DPsFnshr is complete.

That is, sometimes it isn't enough just to put the base in the disk source, you need to put the finisher in the right place on the disk too.

strange, I've never had this problem before now... but I think my previous methods did involve slipstreaming wmp11 before doing addons as you you said... I guess I will try a fresh source rebuild tonight... thanks for the tips!

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

Jaak wrote:

HiI seldom use RunOnceEx, but when I did, I did not have this error.I always turn QSC ON, tho.

Very strange, that. It refers to I:\ where one would expect a systemdrive to always be C:\

well, that's because I split my boot drive into two partitions so I could have two seperate XP setups one for everday and one completely stripped for my audio production / dj software setup... and if I don't disable my 400gb SATA drive in bios before doing a setup it puts my first partition on boot drive as C: then DVDROM at D and the three partitions on storage drive as E, F and G. and finally my volatile(going bad) drive as H. I am going to disable that SATA and disconnect the volatile drive so I end up with C: (everday XP setup) and D: (audio setup) I don't think the drive lettering should have anything to do with this error though... because it did (error) on my fresh everday setup which was on installed to C:

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

last question for now... how would I go about manually deploying the finisher files? what folders do they need to end up in? I rebuilt again and ran into the same error... so I'm assuming a file isn't getting copied properly or something... thanks again in advance!

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

O.K. I've been reading through the forum to try and figure this thing out on my own, since I am still having this problem after following all suggestions... so I noticed the sticky thread at the top of this forum and noticed the FINI.cmd file and tried using that... I modified it a little to see if I could get the results I was looking for and I am still getting the error which is telling me that it is something wrong with either DPsFnshr.exe or DP_BASE_7.05.2 and the way it is originally integrating everything...

Here's how I did this:

1. Get my windows source disk ready to have DriverPacks slipstreamed.2. Slipstream ALL Latest Packs except for Graphics B & C and Sound A. Using method 2 with QSC enabled and KTD disabled (but I want to KTD so I modified the FINI.cmd will post it below).3. Use WPI to install all programs/utilities which then calls my cleanup.bat at the end which has fini.cmd integrated into it.

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

DPFnshr.ini

[Settings]
; DO NOT SET THIS MANUALLY, LET THE DriverPacks BASE DO IT FOR YOU! (may NOT contain any spaced, if it does, all exceptions must be adapted to be compatible!)
DPsRoot = "%SystemDrive%"
; DO NOT SET THIS MANUALLY, LET THE DriverPacks BASE DO IT FOR YOU!
KTD = "paths:D"
; system variables supported (see remarks for a list) one location cannot be used as
; KTDlocation: the root directory specified in[Settings]\DPsRoot
KTDlocation = "%SystemRoot%\DriverPacks"
; system variables supported (see remarks for a list)
logLocation = "%SystemRoot%"
; enables/disables debug mode (enabled by default)
debug = "true"

I am not trying to manually run the "Finisher" as I haven't been able to get it to work not matter what, so all I am doing is making sure that KTD is done properly. Maybe it's redundant... but I just like to be sure all drivers are copied over to the %SystemRoot%. I would like to be able to run the finisher manually via this script too... but it doesn't look like that is going to be able to happen as I can't even get it to run from a fresh install via DP_BASE injection to Install CD. Please someone help me get this working so that I can at least have Finisher working via the DP_BASE!!!

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

one last time here is how I built my XP disc:

1. Fresh source (sp2)2. Run WMP11 Slipstreamer3. Run nLite for xp psp2 updates + unattended settings only4. Run nLite for Addons (IE7 etc...) +Remove components +Tweaks +Build ISO5. Test disc in VMWare to make sure installs properly with no errors and all settings etc... are injected into registry etc... (so I know the source is perfect just before running DP_BASE)6. Run DP_BASE to add DriverPacks with KTD turned ON and QSC turned ON via RunOnceEx .7. Everything is fine installation wise until the reboot into RunOnceEx when Finisher should do it's thing as well as KTD but then I get the following error:

I really appreciate everyone's input so far, I just wish there was a solution!Thanks again in advance for any input/insight you may have!

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

I forgot to mention that I tried this and got the same results... I am sorry... I have been trying everything I have been told to and so far only thing that has worked was actually using the DPsFnshr.7z (replaced the 7.05.2 finisher) from DP_BASE 7.01.6 from January of this year... it was the only older/different version of the base I could find on any of my cd's (I guess I already threw all my older discs in the trash) I haven't tested this with a live cd yet (about to), but it worked manually via VMWare setup. (edit: actually I did not mean VMWare I am sorry, I meant I used a cmd script to automate kind of like the fini.cmd in another thread on this board).

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

actually do you mean %systemdrive% or %systemroot%? I put it manually to %systemdrive% but not to the %systemroot%... I must have misunderstood... anyways... as noted above I have a temporary fix, but am not so sure of how good of a fix it is... don't know the differences between 7.01.6 and 7.05.2 finishers.

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

You have to use the OEMPreinstall folders on the CD source - not your current systemroot or systemdrive.

The way the "$OEM$\$$\" folder works, is it copies all of the files inside that folder to the systemroot when you install windows. This solves the issue of not being able to find certain files when you unpack everything from the DPsFnshr.7z in there. "$OEM$" lies next to "I386" on your install CD. You also have to set OEMPreinstall correctly in your winnt.sif file for it to copy the files over.

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

Simply disableing a drive in the bios is not enough to keep windows from finding a drive... you may have to completely remove itor you may have to use systemroot\..\ instead of systemdrive which may become muddled on a dual boot system. since the system drive is the boot drive not the installation drive. in theory this would not matter and should proceed normaly. send us your logs (see below)

1 try just running base on a clean source (no nlite no ryanvm no nothing) select custom for the finisher. and dont run it at all...

take a good look ath the source disk folders and then do a VMware install and look at the folders particularly SystemDrive and systemdrive\d\

2 run base on a clean source (no nlite no ryanvm no nothing) select guirunonce for the finisher.

if this dose not work show us your DPs_BASE.ini and DPs_BASE.log and \WINDOWS\dpsFnshr.log

i for one dont really care to trouble shoot / syntax check your code - that is not our niche. this isnt the script kiddie forum.that said... you code is doomed to fail

refers to a missing location :CHECK2 therefore anytime chipset was included your script would crash... and i assume you did no error trapping when you call this command? or you would have known this already.

use it the way is was intended first (out of the box if you will) before you try to reinvent the wheel.

the three stooges go out and get a station wagon with the wood side panels they take it home an proceed to tear all the paneling off...They stand back and take a look at it afterwards and one looks at the other and says "I liked it better in the box"

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

to Tiger: yes i know what you mean about the folders, that is what I had done. Put files in $OEM$\$1 but hadn't tried putting them in $OEM$\$$ (that is what I was asking about putting them in systemdrive ($OEM$\$1) or systemroot ($OEM$\$$))

Overflow: I had actually caught that :CHECK2 (:DOPNFCHECK2) error already... didn't realize I had posted that version of my script though... sorry... I'm not a script kiddie... and not asking you to debug my cmd/bat file I just posted it just an enthusiast trying to get the most out of an unattended xp cd... as I said earlier, I dual boot XP so I can have one setup isolated for audio production.

Re: [Solved] SB.ini - AutoIt Error - Line 0 (File "I:\DPsFnshr.exe");

look I'm not trying to argue here, just trying to find a solution... because I get this error NO MATTER HOW DPsFnshr.exe is called, whether it's from a normal DP_BASE install. I have tried GUIRunOnce & Custom (manually double clicking the exe in windows explorer that is copied to C:\ via DP_BASE) and my script. I wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel with my script, just had it there for redundancy so it could be run if for some reason the DP_BASE didn't do it's job the first time.

I have NOT ignored ANYTHING anyone of you has said.

My main question in the first place still hasn't been answered, what "external program" is it (DPsFnshr.exe) trying to "execute"????

It isn't a matter of DPsFnshr.exe not being in the proper place as it is DPsFnshr.exe which is spitting the error...

what the point of your last comment is I have no idea as I never once said anything about being or claiming to be the first dual boot(er) here... I only stated my intentions... jeez

As I have also stated earlier in this thread DPsFnshr.exe (7.01.6) works flawlessly at finishing on this same exact source (only difference being the BASE)

as for the registry entry I know it isn't being overwritten as WPI is called @ entry 999 and I have Finisher set via BASE to be called @ 937 or whatever the default is.

IT IS RUNNING, but I get this error:

if you don't want to help, then don't I won't be offended as I have already found a temp. solution for now...